Good Morning Friends,     You and I need as much, and perhaps more wisdom than Solomon needed in his day and age. We have very difficult choices facing each of us, and they are increasingly challenging and complex. And as we try and live our lives out in this progressively demanding, secularized, non-Christianized society, … Continue reading How Do We Gain Collective Spiritual Wisdom? →

   Good Morning Friends,    I little over a year ago I got word that a younger brother of mine had died. I knew he was sick, but I really did not expect it. Death is not new to me but there is a special sadness when it comes more unexpectedly. I am glad we … Continue reading Do You Have Any Last Words? →

      Good Morning Friends,     Achieving a state of perfection is not attainable through our own efforts as best I can tell, it is akin to the tilling of the soil to gradually improve the possibility of productive cultivation. However, today's lectionary scripture considers some other images of virtuous improvement in the process of … Continue reading How Would You Become Pure Were It Not For The King Of Glory’s Love? →

    Good Morning Friends,     Now the sorrow of David for his rebellious son is a tragedy that might be compared to the divine sorrow over human sin. Because of human failure comes heartbreak and the knowledge that the remedial action would require sacrifice. Death on a tree. Thankfully the revelation of God's love in … Continue reading Would Your Request Of The King Witness To Your Belief In The Father’s Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Yesterday we shared in worship the collective unison experience of the Lord's Prayer. I imagine you have said these words in a group as well. And sometimes they are words and sometimes a prayer. But when it is a prayer in a group, we might just hear that the purpose … Continue reading Are You Ready To Be Freed? →

    Good Morning Friends,    In church today, on the coldest day of the year with a new interim pastor preaching, we will play a musical piece called Jubilee Concertante on English Handbells directed by the publisher and accompanied on the pipe organ by the composer. And for some strange reason it reminds me not only of … Continue reading What Song In Its Hearing Fulfills Your Image Of Love? →

  Good Morning Friends,     I do not know if you have ever gone camping, I imagine that a lot of millennials have not. But the rule in building a campfire is to leave a space for the fire to breath. Starting a fire from scratch without a match is a real art. Access to air … Continue reading Are You Fanning The Flame Of The Right Passions? →

    Good Morning Friends,     The days are starting to get longer, and the New Year Resolutions are being tested in the Light of Christ. And it makes me think about the moment God spoke Light into existence. But it also prompts me to remember our celebration on Christmas Eve by candlelight. And so today … Continue reading Is Our Light Shining A Way To Healthier Relationships? →

   Good Morning Friends,    I do not know about you but since the first of the year I have been receiving mail and emails and online ads prompting me to join a gym and try out new exercise strategies to strengthen my health and flexibility. The internet apparently has a bias on what is … Continue reading How Do We Build The Body? →

   Good Morning Friends,    The Bible has honest examples about human behavior outside the run of the mill. One King eats grass. People hear animals talk. David challenges a giant in one passage and drools in another. And Saul kills himself which is crazy. One guy even jumps into a pit on a cold … Continue reading Are We Out Of Our Minds? →